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    B.Sc Operation Theater & Anaesthesia Technology

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    B.Sc Operation Theater & Anaesthesia Technology

    About Courses

    Anesthetic technicians are involved with all aspects of the delivery of a patient's perioperative anesthetic care, taking into account the patients' religious and cultural beliefs and respecting their right to medical privacy and dignity at all times. Anesthetic Technicians’ also provide a key role in the emergency resuscitation of patients. This course has been assigned to face the demand of the experts in the field of operation theatre management, medical ethics, anesthesia technology and post operative care. The Operation Theater and Anesthesia Technologist are responsible for direct and indirect patient care, equipment set up and operation procedures. They are trained to assist the surgeons during the procedures and assume responsibility for completion of other functions as assign. The knowledge and skills that they acquire helps them in choosing appropriate anaesthetic, determining appropriate dose, operating anaesthetic equipment and monitoring patients’ conditions.

    Duration

    • 4 years

    Eligibility

    HSC with one of the following subject combination

    • Physics , Chemistry , Biology and Mathematics
    • Physics , Chemistry , Botany and Zoology

    Department available

    • Department of Anatomy
    • Department of Physiology
    • Department of Pathology
    • Department of Biochemistry
    • Department of Microbiology
    • Department of Pharmacology
    • Department of Medicine and Medical Ethics
    • Department of Anaesthesia

    Course Details

    • The B.Sc. courses are affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R University. The course duration is 3 years and 1 year internship.
    • The course shall commence from 1st August of the academic year
    • The medium of instructions is English.
    • Both Female & Male Candidates will be selected for the course.
    • Students should attend theory and practical classes.
    • Annual theory and practical examinations will be conducted at the end of each year by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University.
    • Students should have a minimum of 90% attendance in the theory and 100% in the practical to be eligible to appear for the annual examination.
    • After successful completion of the course a Bachelor of Science degree is awarded by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University.

    Career Scope

    B.Sc. operation theatre and anesthesia students are mainly recruited in
    • Government hospitals
    • Super specialty hospitals
    • Multi-specialty hospitals
    • Community health care centers
    • Nursing homes

    They mainly assist in Managing operation theatres and surgical wards. OTAT course is the combination of professionalism and skills.

    The operation theatre and anesthesia technologists have diverse areas of functionality and they are not limited for any specific field of medicine .Wherever the surgeries are conducted, there is a demand for B.Sc. OTAT students.

    JOB ROLES

    A career in Operation theatre and anesthesia technology offers many job opportunities in the field of medicine.
    • Anesthesia Technician
    • Associate consultant
    • Surgical Lab technician
    • Operation Theatre technician
    • Operation Theatre assistant
    • Lead medical instrument technician
    • Perioperative care technician
    • Jobs in teaching and education

    The OTAT technicians are not assistants but they are supervisors and responsible for maintaining the proper decorum and the code of conduct in OT.

    This course equips the students to take complete care of the surgical procedures from pre operations and post operations procedures in operation theatres.